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Salary We are looking for an exceptional individual to join the Transfer of Care Team at the Royal London Hospital as a Senior Discharge Navigator and Lead Screener. The Transfer of Care Team is a joint health and social care service aimed at facilitating discharges from acute settings, based on the home first principle. The team prevents avoidable delays in patient discharges through coordination and planning in accordance with current government discharge guidelines. You will problem-solve to overcome challenges and work with the ward multidisciplinary teams, senior management and external agencies as well as advocating on behalf of your patients.
In addition you will undertake discharge co-ordination of patients from acute hospital settings to ensure their social, health and equipment needs are met on discharge. You will be providing discharge advice and information on local authorities, voluntary agencies, and other help and support available to patients once discharged into the community. You will act as a discharge planning expert to ensure that people who do not require acute hospital care are discharged to their usual place of residence, rehabilitation units or residential/nursing home placements.
We are a 7 day service operating from 08:00 to 20:00 including bank holidays. If successful, please note you will be expected to work weekends, bank holidays and late shifts as part of a rota pattern.
To lead the discharge assessment and planning of patients with complex discharge needs, from advanced planning prior to discharge to the point of onward transfer, with a proactive case management approach drawing on post holders specialist occupational therapy or physiotherapy specialist professional background.
To work collaboratively, as part of the Transfer of Care Hub team and with ward based multi-disciplinary teams and community health and social care partners. To lead the co-ordination and management of specialist discharge plans that reflect the ongoing complex care needs of patients, and respect their wishes.
To proactivley identify and escalate any potential delays in discharge and lead on complex problem solving/case review meetings requiring analysis and interpretation of a number of complex factors and options as required
To lead on screening referrals daily, identifying the appropropriate pathway for discharge for community health and social care services based on assessment, analysis and reasoning through an evidence based approach.
As a senior specialist in this field you will supervise and line manage more junior staff, suporting them through teaching and guidance with their more complex caseload management.
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain’s leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which ourWeCarevalues and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by ourWeCarevalues and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
This advert closes on Friday 22 Mar 2024
